Type-writer attachment.



G. C. GRPFEE.

TYPE WRITER ATTACHMENT.

APNJIOATIQN FILED 1211.124910,

98 l ,4 1 5 Patented Jan. 10, 1911.

UNITED STATES APATIniT OFFICE.

TYPE-WRITER ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 10, 1911.

Application tiled April 12, 1910. Serial No. 555,121.

To all whom Ait may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES C. GRIFFEE, af'eitizen ol the United hinten, residing et Bismarck, in the county oli' Burleigh and State of North Dakota, have invented ne1 and usfeful Improvements in Type-lVriter Attnclnnentn, of which the following is a specification.

The invention relates to an improvement in attelnnents li'or typewriters, being particularly directed to n registering mecheniem whereby, in the usual sind ordina-ry use* of the typewriter, the number of words written xnny be regietered and thereby nccul'ntely determined.

The mein object of the present invention is the'provision ot u registering; device for use on typewriters ,und includingl ineens whereby n register of nny usuel or preferred type inny, when the device hns been adjunted for Ime, he operated nt erich depression otthe usuel type Splice bnr, wlierehy the writing et each word is nutonmticnlly registered :it the completion of seid word und in opernting the meehine te provide the splice following` such word.

The invention in its preferred details of construction will he deeerihed in the following specification, reference heine; had pnrticuln'rly to 'the accompanying drawings, in whieh:-

Figure 1 is n perspective view illustrating the nttnehi'nCnt, Vthe typewriter freine beingI shown Vin pnrt in dotted outline. Fig'. is n silnilnr view otl the :Littnclnnent with the nuuuulliy operable part :id 'iuated to prevent the use of the nttuzlunenl' iu the deprewion of the splice har, Fig. 3 isA n Section on-line 3-53 et Fig. 2. i

ilel'l, 'ring pnrtirulnrly lo llu accompanying drawing, the improved nttuclnnent inolvides n her 1 pivotzilly connected nt 2te the forwnrd bnr 8 of the tyjnnrriter liriune. The inner end of the her 1 of than, end of the han.' zuljncent the centr-nl portion of the type writer freine bnr 3 in provided with un up right fr. invotally connected to the lmr l und formed on its upper terminal with a Cushion y heed The upright 4.- is ot such length that when 'turned up in the poeilion illustrefted in Fig. il the cushion heed will underlie und eugene the Splice bnr (l ot the typewriter so that in euch deprceeion of solid space bar the bnr 1 will he turned on?, its pivot. On one of the s1de :traine bers l of the typewriter is mounted a second bnr'B through the niediun'i of n pivot'conneetion 9. rhe for fnrd end of the her 8 is connected at 10 to the outer end ot the lever bnr 1, while the reur end of the bnr 8 is conne :ted

mounted on one of the upright frame bers 13 of the typewriter. The upper end of the bnr 12 ie provided` with e dog 14 dcsigned in the downward movement of seid hnr 12 to eiwnge the teeth 15 of the rntehet 1G connected.J to and operating the dinls in the register 17 in nnyinsunl or preferred nuinner.

The upright 12 is guided on a pin 18 projecting from the frame bar 13, and for the reception of seid pin is formed with n slot 19 inclined from the vertical, so that in the downward movement. of the upright her 12 the upper end thereof willi under the. in llueuee of the pin opernting in the elot7 be moved townrd and into engagement vwith the teeth of the ratchet, while'in the upward movementot Suid bnr 12 the upper end thereof will move away from the teeth ot' 'the rntehet. By this construction the ratchet teeth ure engaged and the ratchet operated only en the downward movement of the upright her.

The upright it is pirotnlly connected to the lever lull' l so (hut it muy he held in operative position or turned down. into inoperulive position :it willy This connection muy he runde in uny usuel or preferred 1nnnner, us, "tor exznnple, hy providing the bnr l with :i spring` urni 2O havingnn oliset or hoph portion to engage in roer of the upright 1 when the lutter turned into vertical po- 4eition7 es shown in Fig. 3. V

y The pivots 2 and 9 nifty he of any type, preferzthly euch. es nifty he connected. in n Screw hole formed in the l'rxune. whereby the ultnehnieut muy heeonveniently nppliedto the typewriter' its usually constructed. e The invention also conteu'iplnlefs the provisionoi :en nuxilinry space bur, ne L19 prefA oreilly formedhy dividing the usuel Splice yhail' beyond thecontnot ol' the latter with the i upright Thisl provides a ineens whereby to insert n .letter or the like,.witln nt the new cessity of operating the registering litt-eichy ment,

ln use, exch depression of the intein length of the space har will. actuele the register Sie that each word or thelike printed is regien at ll. to un upright member 12 niovnblytere/l emi. numbered o enable e. given amount of copy or the number of Wor'cis Written iii il ',on iuie io 'ee dermined by the operator. ien die aieoiimeiit'ie not desired for use s e upright is turiied down so that rho muni depre sion of iie speee bei' will not 3 iie same. spring, Such :is 23, may be wel, Le reurii ti'ie @erts to normal. posiion ueroperzitioir l0 The m'eition contemplates the construe- Elon of the 1 -.rs of a-ny'mute 1:11 and 1n :my f d sii/ipe iieSL suied fer the type of into :1 position beyond the possibility of such position. y

2. A word.registering deviee for ij/'ph :uid aetuatedibygliii; rfzli; iil Ufff'il jimwriter', nu upi igii'in 1mi' 5:riiiiigedA for proczitory movm'uoiiteiii'i adapted io nemmei register, a eoi'uieei'ingy 'mir between line ievei' bar and upright, und :i S'eiii }}i\f'ot:iiiy eoliii'eeted to the lever our und. pied io lie e11- gzlged by 'ihe space Imi` the typewriter Said' siem beiiig'xiiouiied for iiiofeiiieii, into a position to be engaged by Suid ermee@ bnr or into zi position beyond the poseiliiiii-y of 511ml: pesiiioli iii coiiiiiiiiuiioii willi the :iii-tii izlry eprice bar for the iypewriier iiieeiimiiem arranged beji'ond Jie cominci wih Suid Stem, .'fhereiiy to permit {iio usual spacing @pei-1itioii w y nieehanism.

In tesiimony whereof l affix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

. Cl-RLE Y GRIFFIN),

Oui; affecting ehe word regisierii'ig; n 

